Maxtor Atlas 10K V Product Manual page 122

Table 5-88
Data Field
Number of
Blocks
Density Code
Block Length
5-64 Maxtor Atlas 10K V
Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions
The value in this field specifies the number of logical blocks on the disk to which the
density code and block length fields apply. A value of 0 in this field indicates that all of
the remaining logical blocks on the disk have the medium characteristics specified.
The Density Code field is unique for each device type. Direct access devices value is
zero.
The value in this field specifies the length in bytes of each logical block described by
the block descriptor.
Description